Can I use a Bluetooth GPS?

Yes, you must install an app like Bluetooth GPS and designate it as the mock location provider in Android.

This works perfectly and saves the mobile phone battery.

You can use an ultra-precise bluetooth GPS that picks up Galileo satellites and supports EGNOS technology in Europe and WAAS in the United States. You should get an accuracy of less than one meter. The best one today is the GNS2000 Plus that you will find for about 100€.

To use it, you need:

  • load a Bluetooth GPS application
  • Allow Developer Mode: In the Android menu, go to: System / General Settings / About Device / Tap up to seven times the Build Number to unblock Developer Options.
  • in the Options menu for developers, choose Bluetooth GPS as the “dummy position provider”.
  • then, like any Bluetooth device, pair the GPS and the phone.

Last updated: 23 April 2019